Vanderbilt Sues for Peace Amid Wall Street Panic
New York May 1 report on the Stock Gamblers Panic of 1891 attributes the crash to a few overambitious men led by Harriman and Vanderbilt. It details Morgan Keene orders, Union Pacific battles for Northern Pacific control, and the blamed influence of Harriman as scapegoat amid market turmoil.
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Commercial Tribe
New York
Wall Street
W. K. Vanderbilt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Harriman
Commodore
W. H
Vanderbilt
E. H. Harriman
Pacific
Uence
Zimmerman’s Proposition Stirs London Equine Settlement
The London report says Eugene Zimmerman has offered collateral for his son’s debt, but a faction of trotters insists on a full settlement. The dispute centers on credit and repayment terms amid competing claims.
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London
Eugene Zimmerman
Sonbu
Hill Sees End To Railroad Dispute As Losses Mount
James J. Hill explains that no trouble exists between Northern Pacific and Union Pacific and that settlement is possible if common sense prevails. He laments investor losses and notes many ordinary people ruined by the share gamble while defending his own holdings and hopes for an amicable resolution.
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New York
Commercial Advertiser
James J. Hill
Hill
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Mr. Hill
Banker Reese shoots at laborers on Dunkirk farm
Indianapolis May 11 James Reese a wealthy Dunkirk banker was arrested on a charge of shooting with intent to kill after he fired four times at two laborers James F Anderson a glassworker and Nelson Hiatt an electrician who claimed trespassing on Reese s private fishing lake led to the confrontation Reese said he acted to protect his property and was released on bond pending further action
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
James Reese
Dunkirk
James F. Anderson
Glassweather
Nelson Hiatt
Dun
Reese
Hiatt
Reess
Three Girls Unleash Smash Attack at Summit Saloon
In Wichita on May 11 Winona Kil gore Anna Peoples and Jasmine Wilhott stormed the Summit saloon with rocks. Barkeeper Fred Wolf fought them off knocking the trio down and throwing them into the street as Migs Wilhoit's brother joined the fray because of the assault.
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Wichita, Kan
Winona Kilgore
Anna Peoples
Jasmine Wilhott
Lucy Wilhott
Wolf
Maki
Tok Lee
Harvard Instructor Acquitted in Grogan Murder Case
Cambridge May 11 After a long trial Charles R. Wastman Harvard instructor was acquitted of murdering Richard H. Grogan Jr. during a July 4 target practice. The verdict followed nearly three weeks of testimony and two days of argument amid a spectator demonstration. The defendant’s father greeted jurors and supporters after the ruling.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles R. Wastman
Harvard
Richard H. Grogan,Jr
Han
Antercom
Most Divorced Woman on Record in Louisville
In Louisville Judge Miller grants a divorce to Mrs. Louisa F Redemann from Henry M Redemann. Married 1882, remarried 1893 after death of spouses, they separated for five years and Redemann sued for abandonment. Judge notes both parties entitled to a divorce but grants to the woman.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Louisa F.redemann
Miller
Redemann
Henry M. Redemann
Baltimore Girl, 17, Seeks Black Patti Troupe
Mazie Grove of Lewisville near Canton Maryland, a 17-year-old girl, is held at Baltimore Central Police Station after arriving alone by train. She plans to join the Black Patti Troubadours at Holliday Street Theater, claiming parental consent and travel provided by her parents. Local authorities await contact from her guardians.
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Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
Mazie Grove
Lewisville
Canton
Central Police Station
Fay
Marshal Hamilton
Northern Central Railroad
Black Patti Troubadours
Holliday Street
Sergeant Schulte
Miss Grove
Horrible Crime In Wichita Woman Killed and Buried Child
The report states Mary Mark the wife of a Kansas farmer and her daughter abducted Mary Mark’s illegitimate child from a hospital under pretense of returning it home. Within an hour the infant was found choked and buried near the Arkansas River. The women were arrested in connection with the case.
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Wichita
Kan
Nick
Mary Mark
Mary
Mark
Arkansas River
Nash leads Ohio party to San Francisco amid delays and tension
Governor Nash of Ohio and delegation arrived in San Francisco and were greeted by the Ohio Society of California reception committee at the Palace Hotel. The Ohio congressional group reached the city ahead of the governor's train and were escorted to a hotel as the governor planned a theater visit. Tomorrow, Nash and party will travel to San Jose.
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San Francisco
N Sh
Ohio
Ohio Society of California
Palace Hotel
Nash
Ohio Congressional
Nass
San Jose
Clash Among Ohioans on the California Trip
Ohio party clashes with Governor Nash over precedence as they travel to San Francisco to see the launching of the battleship Ohio. President McKinley draws the limelight while Nash’s gubernatorial party regroups after being sidelined in Los Angeles and San Jose.
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Ielmonte
Cal
Ohio
San Francisco
Nash
California
McKinley
Los Angeles
McKiley
Steamer Louie in Reef Crisis Near Thorn Manty Islands
The steamer Louie ran aground on a reef near the Thorn manty Islands last night and lies fast. The sea is calm with a southwest wind. If wind rises, the vessel could break up. Crew and passengers are aboard awaiting help.
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Are
B. C
Louie
Thornmanty
Caldwell and Nash duel over Ohio lieutenant governor renomination
Columbus dispatch analyzes Caldwell’s renomination odds, arguing that votes and actual tallies, not pluralities, show Caldwell ahead of Nash in some measures. The piece weighs three-candidate dynamics, Foraker endorsement, and Democratic reactions shaping the 1900 Ohio Republican nominating fight.
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Columbus
Commercial
Tribune
May
John A. Caldwell
Repub‘lican
Cincinnati
Caldwell
Nash
McLean
Patrick
Sam
Jones
McKinley
Bryan
Foraker
Antisaloon League
Ohio
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W’kinley
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